NW Atlanta Strategic Plan

1. Northwest Business Association
Pastors and Community Leaders
Campaign 2 Rebuild
April 5, 2012
Contact: Michelle Uchiyama
404-274-2406

2.  Reverend Larry Hill
 Pastor, Word of God Ministries
 Founder, Northwest Business Association
 Co-Chair, Community-building Coalition of NW
Atlanta
 Chaplain, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
 Founder, Northwest Youth Power

3.  Northwest Business Association Members
 John Mapp
 Gail Mapp
 Barry Slay
 Joe Taylor
 Moric Palmer
 Brenda Lankford
 Pamela Cooper
 Lee Blackwell
 Josephine Clay
 Brenda Lankford
 Gregory Moss
 Michelle Uchiyama

4.  Brian Williamson, State of Georgia Department
of Community Affairs
 R. Bracey, Invest Atlanta

5.  With tenacity we BELIEVE, SERVE, LEAD,
EDUCATE and TRANSFORM ourselves, our
families, our communities and each other.

6.  That all individuals and families in northwest
Atlanta have access to the resources that
support a safe, secure, and supreme quality of
life.

7.  To create jobs/entrepreneurial opportunities,
revitalize housing and commercial
infrastructure and increase the economic, social
and educational capacity of the people in
northwest Atlanta.

8.  Limited Local Economy
 Atlanta Industrial Complex/Chattahoochee
Industrial
 Income does not stay in the community

10.  Deteriorating Commercial Infrastructure

11. Deteriorating and Changing Residential Infrastructure

13.  93.6% of families in NW Atlanta live in poverty
 55% of individuals in NW Atlanta are high
school graduates
 25% of households have one parent
 55% pollution rate
 2 Aging Grocery Stores and Multiple
Convenience Stores with limited fresh fruits
and vegetables
 97% Unemployment in some neighborhoods

14.  The Community-building coalition of
Northwest Atlanta
 The Northwest Business Association
 Strong Church and Chaplain Commitment

15.  Atlanta Area Technical  Emory Healthcare
College  Commissioner Emma
 Fulton County Workforce Darnell
Development  City Councilwoman Felicia
 City of Atlanta Workforce Moore-District 9
Development  City Councilman Ivory
 H. J. Russell Young
 Branco  City Councilman CT Martin
 Morehouse School of  Neighborhood Planning
Medicine Units-G, H, J, K
 Atlanta Fuel  2nd Battalion Fire
 Bankhead Asphalt Department
 Coca Cola  Zone 1 Major Quiller
 Charitable Connections, Inc.  Atlanta Zoning Enforcement
 Georgia Tech

16.  Expanding the ground-breaking work of the
Community-Building Coalition of Northwest
Atlanta (CCNA)
 Residents/Stakeholders coming together and expanding
their voice to remove the barriers to living a supreme life
 Educational Attainment
 Workshops for Pre-K providers
 Literacy Workshops
 Entrepreneurship Programs
 Economic Opportunity
 Agribusiness Economic Opportunity Project Implementation
 Special Services
 Community Clean-ups
 Community Gardens
 Environmental Health Advocacy

17.  Expand the capacity of the Northwest Business
Association through growing PARTNERSHIPS
with
 The Department of Community Affairs
 Invest Atlanta
 Private Investors
 Banks

18.  Leverage the strength of faith and community
organizations to:
 Implement effective model program structures
 i.e. Habitat for Humanity, parenting classes
 Connect people to resources
 Build a sense of community

19.  Worked with Georgia Tech Department of
Architecture and the Georgia Conservancy on
the development of a City adopted Master Plan
 Implementation of PACE Environmental
Health Study with help from the Centers for
Disease Control and recognized by the Civic
League
 Environmental Justice Advocacy in
Washington to improve our air quality

20.  Active Relationships with
 Emory University – Food Policy Class, Medical Students, Photo
journaling of community
 Georgia Tech – Master Planning
 The Georgia Conservancy – Master Planning
 Morehouse School of Medicine – Health Research
 Georgia State University – Environmental Research
 University of Georgia – Leadership and Agriculture

21.  Residents and stakeholder Engagement
 3 Community Festivals
 630 residents
 over $10,000 in sponsorships
 Pre-K Teacher Training and Literacy Training
 82 teachers participating
 Partnership with Rollins School of Public Health and Atlanta
Speech School
 Production of Community Resource Guide in Spanish
and English

22.  Establishment of Northwest Business
Association – monthly meetings
 Active participation in the larger Industrial
Community – FIB, CID

23.  Establishment of Strong Chaplaincy Network
 Strong Outreach connection from Trinity
Presbyterian Church, Springfield Missionary
Baptist Church, Word of God Ministries
 Strong connection to Habitat for Humanity and the
Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Atlanta
 Board connections to the YMCA
 Strong connections to Atlanta Public School
System and local schools
 History in getting federal and county funding for
youth programs

24.  Engage financial partners for development of a
community grocery store
 Develop financial model and operational
structure to rehabilitate 300 houses over 3 years
 Recruit 300 families for homeownership
and/or cooperative participation
 Recruit 300 families to participate in
Entrepreneurship, Urban Farming and Food
Production training

25.  Become a Financial Partner – Grocery Stores
 Result
 40,000 square feet of space to be allocated for
 Community Training
 Retail/Shopping
 Greenhouse
 Community Garden
 Community Clinic

26.  Join with NW Business Association Vested
Partners
 Automotive- sales and repair
 Retail Clothing
 Community Training
 Community Clinic
 Florist
 Tax and Financial Consultants

27.  Join with us to redevelop vacant and
abandoned multi-family and single family
dwellings
 Donate Properties
 Assist with redevelopment financing
 Work with us to Qualify Homeowners
 Work with us to provide financial and
homeownership training for potential homeowners
 Join with us to access state loan guarantees

28.  Partner with us to meet our budget for
operational costs
 Partner with us for the formation of Individual
Development Accounts
 Partner with us to structure and fund our
development costs for 4 grocery stores

29.  We are Committed
 We are a Community on the Move
 We have a Fabulous Team of talented individuals
 We have Strong Collaboration
 We are Working holistically on Social, Economic
and Physical issues in our community
 We are able to measure our success thanks to
tremendous academic support
 Great Visibility and Community Impact